The Merrick | Mountain Wild Camp in the Luxe Hexpeak V4A

A wet and windy wild camping adventure in the AWESOME Luxe Hexpeak V4A tent - with fellow KZbin creator and ex serviceman ‪@AScotsmanOutdoors‬
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On this hiking and wild camping adventure Bryan, Coops the dog and I set off into the Scottish wilderness to enjoy a summit camp on the Merrick, Galloway. We trek through an amazing hidden valley, well away from the crowds, over some seriously challenging terrain!
Our approach to the Merrick was tough; carrying our heavy rucksacks laden with camping equipment over boggy, water laden and tussocky ground before clambering up the side of the mountain towards the summit. Our efforts were rewarded with stunning views and unique insights into the local wilderness; with rutting stags, frogs, dragonflies and other wildlife thriving in this (relatively) untouched landscape.
Getting to the top took longer than expected, leading to a lack of time for landscape photography on the summit, but reaching the top we pitched our tents - Luxe Hexpeak V4A and Sierra Designs High Route 3000 - for a mountain overnighter as the stars began to fill the sky. Galloway is a registered ‘dark sky park’ and as such, the clarity in the night sky is stunning!
With gale force winds, subzero temperatures and heavy rain forecast for the following day, we made the most of the calm weather, but, awaking in our tents to wet and windy conditions we knew that the storm forecasted for later in the day wasn’t far away at all! We made our escape back down the Little Spear and into deep fog, opting to ascend/descend Kirriereoch instead of heading back through the bog in strong winds and heavy rain.
A challenging and frustrating experience, but a great one nonetheless!
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